1928 Delaware gubernatorial election

none related races 1928 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1928 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware 1916 Presidential no 1924 Delaware gubernatorial election 1924 1932 Delaware gubernatorial election 1932 November 6, 1928 File:C. Douglass Buck.jpg C. Douglass Buck Republican Party (United States) 62,683 60.56% File:Charles Wharton (Penn football player).png 150x150px Charles M. Wharton Democratic Party (United States) 40,824 39.44% 1928 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 110px County resultsBuck: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Wharton: #7996E2 50–60% Governor Robert P. Robinson Republican Party (United States) C. Douglass Buck Republican Party (United States) The 1928 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Republican Governor Robert P. Robinson declined to seek a second term so C. Douglass Buck, the Chief Engineer of the State Highway Department, was seen as the likely frontrunner heading into the Republican convention.August 29, 1928 Republicans Line Up for Buck, Vale Evening Journal Wilmington, Del. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79884167/the-evening-journal/ June 19, 2021 At the convention, Buck's primary opponent was State Senator I. Dolphus Short, whom he defeated by a wide margin, receiving 104 votes to Short's 54.September 12, 1928 Buck Nominated, Defeating Short for Governorship News Journal Wilmington, Del. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79884218/the-news-journal/ June 19, 2021 On the Democratic side, former State Senator Charles Wharton, a well-known football player on the Penn Quakers team at the University of Pennsylvania, emerged as the frontrunner.August 30, 1928 Democrats Ready to Name Ticket Morning News Wilmington, Del. 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79884611/the-morning-news/ June 19, 2021 Wharton was seen as a strong candidate by the Democratic establishment and won the nomination unopposed.September 4, 1928 C. M. Wharton to Head Democratic Ticket; French Plane, N. Y. Bound, Down in Morocco: Sen. Bayard to be Re-Nominated by Democrats Evening Journal Wilmington, Del. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/160016546/ June 19, 2021 However, despite Wharton's reputation and his strength as a candidate, he proved little obstacle to Buck. Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover won the state in a record-breaking landslide and helped Buck across the finish line. Though Buck underperformed Hoover, he still won handily, winning 61% of the vote to Wharton's 39%. General election 1928 Delaware gubernatorial electionDubin 2013 45 Republican Party (United States) C. Douglass Buck 62,683 60.56% +1.83% Democratic Party (United States) Charles M. Wharton 40,824 39.44% -0.63% 21,859 21.12% +2.46% 103,507 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2013 978-0-7864-7033-4 Jefferson, North Carolina 1928 Delaware Gubernatorial Category:November 1928 in the United States